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THE 71st
SALUTE TO INDY IS NEXT AT PERRIS AUTO
SPEEDWAY ON MAY 25th
By Scott Daloisio
(Perris, CA, May 21, 2024) This
Saturday, May 25th, Perris Auto Speedway
will host one of the nation’s oldest
sprint car races when the “Salute to
Indy,” for the Avanti Windows and Doors
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, takes place on the
famous Riverside County half-mile clay
oval. Joining the 410 traditional sprint
cars on the program will be the GAS
Chassis Young Gun Sprint Cars, PAS Senior
Sprints, and the PASSCAR Super Stocks and
Street Stocks. Spectator gates will open
at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00.
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Tommy Malcolm takes a swig of chocolate
milk after winning last year's Salute to
Indy. Kenny Lonngren photo.
The
“Salute to Indy,” which honors the
Indianapolis 500, dates back to 1948 when
Dempsey Wilson, whose grandson Seth raced
sprint cars at The PAS, captured the
inaugural running of the now prestigious
race. From 1948 through 1990, the race was
contested in all but five years. After
legendary Ascot Park closed in 1990, the
Salute to Indy was put on ice until The
PAS hosted it in 1996. Since its rebirth
in the Inland Empire, the famed race has
taken place every year except for 2008
when it was canceled by rain, and 2020
when it was wiped out by COVID. This year
will be the 27th time The PAS has hosted
the race and the 19th time it has been
sanctioned by USAC/CRA.
While this
weekend’s affair comes 76 years after the
race was initially held, it will be the
71st running. You may wonder how that can
be as the race did not occur 12-times
since its introduction. The answer is
simple. Some years in the 1970s and 1980s,
Ascot held multiple races over Memorial
Day weekend and each race was called the
“Salute to Indy”. In 1971, 1978, 1981,
1982, and 1983, there were two “Salute to
Indy” races. In 1980, three editions of
the race took place on the revered grounds
located at 190th and Vermont in Gardena,
California.
Over the years,
National Sprint Car Hall of Famers Dean
Thompson and Bubby Jones recorded the most
“Salute to Indy” wins with five victories
each. However, all of Thompson’s wins came
in years when the race was held multiple
times. In addition, three of Jones’s five
triumphs took place when the race was held
more than one time per year.
Only
two drivers have won the race four times.
One is National Sprint Car Hall of Famer
Billy Wilkerson and the other is nine-time
USAC/CRA Sprint Car champion Damion
Gardner. Unlike Thompson and Jones,
Wilkerson and Gardner’s triumphs all came
when the race was only run one time per
year. Wilkerson’s victories came at Ascot
in 1968, 69,’ 72’ and 73.’ Gardner’s
triumphs came in 2003, 04,’ 14,’ and 17’
and all were at The PAS. A complete list
of all of the winners is at the end of
this release.
In the first 26
Salute to Indy races at The PAS, 17
different drivers have posted wins.
Gardner leads the way with four wins. Mike
Kirby won the race three times at The PAS.
Cory Kruseman, Blake Miller, Matt
Mitchell, and “The Big Game Hunter,”
Austin Williams, have two wins each.
Eleven other drivers have won the race one
time on the famous Riverside County half
mile.
Past Salute to Indy winners
who will be in action on Saturday are
Mitchell (2011, 2013), Williams (2016,
2018), Brody Roa (2021), Cody Williams
(2022), and defending race champion Tommy
“Thunder” Malcolm.
The winner of
the Indianapolis 500 is always presented
with a bottle of white milk. The same held
when the Salute to Indy was first
contested at The PAS. However, a
suggestion was made that since the Salute
to Indy is on dirt, the milk should be
chocolate-flavored. Thus, a PAS tradition
was born and ever since, the winner has
been presented with a bottle of cold
chocolate milk.
As mentioned
earlier, the only two years the race has
not taken place at The PAS since 1996 were
in 2008 and in 2020. Other years the race
did not take place since its inception
were 1950, 1951, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995.
For
Saturday’s Salute to Indy, spectator gates
will open at 5:00 p.m. and the first race
will take the green flag at 7:00. Adult
tickets for the night of exciting dirt
track racing and clean family fun are
$30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for
$25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00,
and children 5 and under are admitted
free. Advance tickets are available online
at
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7.
They can also be ordered by phone at
1-800-595-4849. We will have plenty
available at the ticket window on Saturday
for fans who do not wish to purchase
tickets in advance. The fairgrounds charge
$10.00 for parking.
To keep up
with everything happening at The PAS,
please visit the track’s social media
efforts on Facebook and Instagram and
visit the website at
perrisautospeedway.com.
Perris
Auto Speedway is conveniently located on
the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the
Southern California Fair), one hour east
of Los Angeles and one hour North of San
Diego. To get to the track, take the 215
freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway,
and go three miles east to the
fairgrounds. For directions online, the
address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris
Drive and the zip code is 92571.
2024 Perris Auto Speedway Schedule
May 25th "SALUTE TO INDY" AVANTI USAC/CRA
SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS
CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND PASSCAR SUPER
AND STREET STOCKS
June 1st LKQ Pick
Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION:
DEMO CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE
8’S, MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS
June 22nd AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS,
PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN
SERIES AND PASSCAR STREET AND FACTORY
STOCKS June 29th FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
AND SKY CONCERT” LKQ Pick Your Part
Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION DEMO CROSS,
FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI
STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS THE FIRST 1,000
GUESTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE HOT DOG COUPON
AND A FREE AMERICAN FLAG.
July
13th AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS
Senior Sprints, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS
SERIES, AND PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY
STOCKS
August 10th LKQ Pick Your
Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO
CROSS, FIGURE 8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S,
MINI STOCKS AND DOUBLE DECKERS
August 17th BROTHER BRETT CLASSIC AT THE
CALIFORNIA RACER’S HALL OF FAME NIGHT,
AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior
Sprints, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND
PASSCAR SUPER AND STREET STOCKS
September 7th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents
NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE
8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND
DOUBLE DECKERS
September 21st
AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS Senior
Sprints, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUNS SERIES AND
PASSCAR SUPER AND FACTORY STOCKS
October 26th LKQ Pick Your Part Presents
NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION: DEMO CROSS, FIGURE
8'S, TRAILER FIGURE 8’S, MINI STOCKS AND
DOUBLE DECKERS
November 8th 27TH
RUNNING OF THE OVAL NATIONALS Featuring
AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT CARS, PAS SENIOR
SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS YOUNG GUN SERIES AND
PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY STOCKS
November 9th 27TH RUNNING OF THE OVAL
NATIONALS Featuring AVANTI USAC/CRA SPRINT
CARS, PAS SENIOR SPRINTS, GAS CHASSIS
YOUNG GUN SERIES – JERRY DODD CHAMPIONS
NIGHT, PASSCAR SUPER, STREET AND FACTORY
STOCKS
THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO
CHANGE.
The PAS would like to thank
all of its 2024 marketing partners.
Avanti Doors and Windows -
https://www.avantiwindow.com/
Budweiser-
https://us.budweiser.com/
Chris’s Hauling Ed Pink Racing Engines
– edpink.com Flowdynamics -
http://www.flowdynamicsonline.com/
Heimark Distributors -
https://heimark.com/ Hoosier Tire -
https://www.hoosiertire.com/ Jugo
Superfoods –
https://jugobrands.com/
Living Waters -
https://livingwatershospice.com/ LKQ
Pick Your Part -
https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/ Marjon
RV’s -
https://marjonrvs.com/ Mike’s
Produce Performance Online -
https://www.performanceonline.com/
Premier Medical Transportation -
https://pmtpremier.com/ Sunoco Race
Fuels -
https://www.sunocoracefuels.com/
Symbiosis -
https://symbiosiscare.com/
Trench Shoring -
https://www.trenchshoring.com/ Team
Stites - https://teamstites.com/ Vista
Paint -
https://www.vistapaint.com/
Wind N Sea Towing -
https://windnseatowing.com/ 4 Wheel
Parts -
https://www.4wheelparts.com/
For information on 2024 billboard
advertising at The PAS, please call
951-940-0134 and ask for Charlie Watson.
Fans can stay up to date on track and
driver news on The PAS social media
efforts at the links below.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl
Twitter: Perris Auto Speedway on
Twitter
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/
Website:
http://perrisautospeedway.com/
DVDs of all the PASSCAR/IMCA racing and
Nights of Destruction at The PAS are
available from Fourvideos. For more
information call (714) 225-9500.
mailto:perrisautospeedway1@gmail.com is
the only authorized Internet address to
issue official media news released from
The Perris Auto Speedway or Oval
Entertainment.
Salute to Indy
Winners 1948 Dempsey Wilson 1949
Bob Denny 1952 Colby Scroggin 1953
Bob Denny 1954 Harry Stockman 1955
Rosie Roussel 1956 Art Bisch 1957
Art Clark 1958 Bud Rose 1959 Ray
Prosser 1961 Jack Brunner 1962 Colby
Scroggin 1963 Billy Cantrell 1964
Hal Minyard 1966 Bruce Walkup 1967
Bob Hogle 1968 Billy Wilkerson 1969
Billy Wilkerson 1971 Dick Zimmerman
Don Hamilton 1972 Billy Wilkerson
1973 Billy Wilkerson 1974 Jimmy Oskie
1975 Clark Templeman 1976 Mike Shaw
1977 John Redican 1978 Dean Thompson
Tony Simon 1979 Bobby Olivero 1980
Bubby Jones Dean Thompson Dean
Thompson 1981 Dean Thompson Dean
Thompson 1982 Dean Thompson Bubby
Jones 1983 Rip Williams 1984 Bubby
Jones 1985 Eddie Wirth 1986 Bubby
Jones 1987 Mike Sweeney 1988 Lealand
McSpadden 1989 Brad Noffsinger 1990
Ron Shuman 1996 JJ Yeley 1997 Cory
Kruseman 1998 Mike Kirby 1999 Troy
Rutherford 2000 Richard Griffin
2001 Mike Kirby 2002 Mike Kirby 2003
Damion Gardner 2004 Damion Gardner
2005 Cory Kruseman 2006 Tony Jones
2007 Blake Miller 2008 Rained Out
2009 Blake Miller 2010 David Cardey
2011 Matt Mitchell 2012 Mike Spencer
2013 Matt Mitchell 2014 Damion Gardner
2015 Richard Vander Weerd 2016 Austin
Williams 2017 Damion Gardner 2018
Austin Williams 2019 Hunter
Schuerenberg 2021 Brody Roa 2022
Cody Williams 2023 Tommy Malcolm |
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